Great articles usually take a while to develop. This is why research is such an important part of blogging. Taking notes regularly will ensure that your articles are detailed and informative. After The Deadline A spell checker, style checker and grammar checker; all rolled into one. It can be installed …
There are many benefits to using a blog editor to write and publish your content. Firstly, they allow you to save your content offline, which is useful to those who travel and those who have inconsistent internet connections. Secondly, many editors make the process of styling your content and uploading …
The WordPress default theme has always been an important part of the development of WordPress. Three years ago, the Twenty Ten default theme raised the bar for all WordPress developers. The theme was a replacement for the old Kubrick design; which was looking very dated at the time. Twenty Eleven …
The WordPress admin area got a new lick of paint last year, however the interface has not changed much in many years. In many respects, the admin area looks dated when compared to other blogging platforms such as SquareSpace and Ghost. As you would expect, there are many plugins available …
Digital books exploded into the mainstream a number of years ago. They are everywhere. I have seen eBook devices for sale in many poor countries I have visited and in developed countries like the UK, digital book sakes have long since overtaken printed book sales. I would definitely consider myself …
Many would-be-bloggers seem to be a little lost when it comes to building and maintaining a successful blog. They are unsure of what they need to do to build a blog and take it to the next level. There are no shortage of great blogs on the internet that you …
Over the last few years we have seen many theme designers create simplified designs that place everything on one page. These designs are perfect for certain types of websites such as resumes, portfolios and information pages for businesses. Most of these designs achieve this by letting the user scroll from …
The success of Pinterest has encouraged many websites to place more emphasis on images within their designs. Even super blogs such as Mashable have adopted Pinterest style designs for their home page. WordPress is the perfect platform for imitating Pinterest due to features such as custom post types and featured …
Due to my cravings for cool gadgets, I check the crowdsourcing website Kickstarter frequently. Some amazing projects have been funded there recently such as the OUYA video games console, Pebble watch and Zach Braff’s sequel to Garden State. One project that caught my eye recently was Ghost, a new open …
There are dozens of frameworks available for the WordPress platform. Since my last blog focused on WordPress, I believe I have tested just about every single one, premium and free. I purchased the Genesis Framework from StudioPress two years ago (June 2011 to be precise). Initially, I was not overly …